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Overview

Crossing Svalbard in the far north of our amazing planet is home to polar bears, frozen landscape and is one of the most unique adventure destinations on the planet.

You have completed our Nordic ski and Polar travel course in Norway. Now it’s time to put those skills to practice and ski across Svalbard. You will ski across a frozen ocean and navigate your way through mountain passes and experience one of the most unique landscapes on the planet.

Crossing Svalbard is achieved on ski’s. We will be crossing Svalbard pulling all our equipment in bulks, setting in camps on the wild glaciers that cover the whole Island. To get the most out of our Svalbard crossing trip, we recommend physical training 4/5 times a week and some previous Nordic skiing is necessary and important.

We have a great team of highly qualified staff, ex-military and special forces to lead the way. From Oslo in Norway you can fly into Longyearbyen and over night in a local guesthouse. This will give the team a few nights to sort through gear, food and pulks prepared for the 8 day crossing of Svalbard.

We will also do a training day on the ice near Longyearbyen. Once the team is ready we will move by snowmobile to the start of the skiing route. We will cover specific Polar training skills, Polar navigation, defense against Polar bears, sea ice travel, camp craft and camping routines. The cost of this training start from $5,500

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Itinerary

1
Day

Fly from Oslo to Longyearbyen

You should be looking to arrive in Longyearbyen in Svalbard today. There are flights direct from Oslo Gardermoen to Longyearbyen. We can help you pick the right flights into Svalbard. On arrival you will be picked up from the airport and stay at a guesthouse for two nights. Today is a training day, you can get your ski’s out and warm up the legs for the long crossing of Svalbard. You will also have the chance to go through all your gear, separate group equipment and get your sled/ pulk ready for the following days start on the ski.

2
Day

Pre Expedition Training Day

Re-pack and prepare equipment ready for the drop off on the east coast. Overnight in guesthouse.

3
Day

Repack and prepare Gear

Re-pack and prepare equipment ready for the drop off on the east coast. Overnight in guesthouse.

4
Day

Ski Expedition

Travel to the east coast by snowmobile, to start skiing back towards Longyearbyen in the west.

5
Day

Ski Expedition

We will be skiing across Svalbard. We will help you develop specific winter skills for polar and cold weather travel. We will cover a wide range of techniques used in winter snow travel, helping you become more self sufficient in Polar navigation, polar bear safety, sea ice travel, camp craft and camping routines.

6
Day

Ski Expedition

We will be crossing Svalbard. We will help you develop specific winter skills for polar and cold weather travel. We will cover a wide range of techniques used in winter snow travel, helping you become more self sufficient in Polar navigation, polar bear safety, sea ice travel, camp craft and camping routines.

7
Day

Ski Expedition

We will be Crossing Svalbard. We will help you develop specific winter skills for polar and cold weather travel. We will cover a wide range of techniques used in winter snow travel, helping you become more self sufficient in Polar navigation, polar bear safety, sea ice travel, camp craft and camping routines.

8
Day

Ski Expedition

We will be Crossing Svalbard. We will help you develop specific winter skills for polar and cold weather travel. We will cover a wide range of techniques used in winter snow travel, helping you become more self sufficient in Polar navigation, polar bear safety, sea ice travel, camp craft and camping routines.

9
Day

Ski Expedition

We will be Crossing Svalbard. We will help you develop specific winter skills for polar and cold weather travel. We will cover a wide range of techniques used in winter snow travel, helping you become more self sufficient in Polar navigation, polar bear safety, sea ice travel, camp craft and camping routines.

10
Day

Ski Expedition

We will be Crossing Svalbard. We will help you develop specific winter skills for polar and cold weather travel. We will cover a wide range of techniques used in winter snow travel, helping you become more self sufficient in Polar navigation, polar bear safety, sea ice travel, camp craft and camping routines.

11
Day

Ski Expedition

We will be Crossing Svalbard. We will help you develop specific winter skills for polar and cold weather travel. We will cover a wide range of techniques used in winter snow travel, helping you become more self sufficient in Polar navigation, polar bear safety, sea ice travel, camp craft and camping routines.

12
Day

Ski Expedition

We will be Crossing Svalbard. We will help you develop specific winter skills for polar and cold weather travel. We will cover a wide range of techniques used in winter snow travel, helping you become more self sufficient in Polar navigation, polar bear safety, sea ice travel, camp craft and camping routines.

13
Day

Arrive back in Longyearbyen

We aim to arrive back in Longyearbyen today. We will sort out all the kit, shower, relax and celebrate our success. We will overnight at the guesthouse in Longyearbyen.

14
Day

Airport Transfer

Transfer to the Airport for your International flight back to Oslo and beyond.Transfer to the Airport for your International flight back to Oslo and beyond.

Reviews

Alan Anderson May 20, 2022
The training climb in Scotland was exactly what I needed. The safety training and climbing on the snow ticked the boxes for the Island Peak climb. Adele was brilliant and…
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Terry Spall January 11, 2022
I just wanted to give you a little bit of feedback after our fantastic weekend up in Scotland.  Both Kathy and I felt the training session was brilliant.  Adele and…
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Lou Duval August 22, 2019
Absolutely the most enjoyable and fun trekking and climbing experience I have ever had, an experience with Ian Taylor, our Head Guide, Victor, our Russian Guide, and Luba, our Russian…
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Ken Smyth August 22, 2019
Ian, thanks again for an excellent and well organized trip.  I loved every minute of it … you are are star, and a guiding star at that.
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Neil Hill August 13, 2019
What a brilliant trip i had!!! Summiting the highest mountain in Europe was my best but toughest trek to date! As for Ian Taylor trekking what a great company! We…
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Ahedo Diaz Jose Alfonso August 13, 2019
Last July I had the chance to participate on ITT Trek to Mount Elbrus in Russia. It was a great experience. I had been with Ian in Kilimanjaro and Everest…
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Alfonso Ahedo August 4, 2019
After a few days of our fabulous Elbrus experience, I would like to share my thoughts about it. This has been a total different experience, facing new elements that could…
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Michael Kinsella March 27, 2019
I took part in a winter skills weekend training course in Scotland in a group of 6. We were late arriving at the b&b due to airport issues but Dave…
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Simon Boland March 27, 2019
I have known Ian for years and heard about one of his Mt. Blanc climbs in work. Ian was an inspiration to me, being the youngest Irishman at the time…
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Oisin Ryan March 27, 2019
Reaching the summit of Mont Blanc in 2009 was an amazing experience, especially as all 16 of us on the trip succeeded in getting there. This level of success among…
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Johnny Maher March 27, 2019
I’m 36 years of age and the best holiday in my life to date has been the time when we went with Ian and 15 others, on a one week…
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Suzanne Stroker March 27, 2019
Just to say thanks for a super weekend in Fort William. I think I can safely say we all learned loads over the two days and it was great to…
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Price
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$5,500
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Country:

Norway

Duration:

14 Days

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Difficulty:

Medium

Group Size:

12

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